Senate Bill 1044 (2016) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 1044: Contraband Forfeiture

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Criminal Justice ; Brandes ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Negron ; Clemens ; Bean ; Evers

Contraband Forfeiture; Requiring the seizing agency to apply for an order, within a certain timeframe, making a probable cause determination after the agency seizes property; increasing the evidentiary standard from clear and convincing evidence to proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a contraband article was being used in violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act for a court to order the forfeiture of the seized property, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 4/1/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-179
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Criminal Justice (CJ)
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
Fiscal Policy (FP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2015	Senate	• Filed
12/17/2015	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 79
1/12/2016	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 79
1/20/2016	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/25/16, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
1/25/2016	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 246
1/27/2016	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 246 • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 253
2/8/2016	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/11/2016	Senate	• Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 425
2/15/2016	Senate	• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 425
2/24/2016	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/29/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/29/2016	Senate	• CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 563
3/1/2016	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 563 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/16
3/2/2016	Senate	• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 565
3/3/2016	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 610 • Amendment(s) adopted (266500, 347020, 615322, 829662) -SJ 611 • Ordered engrossed -SJ 611 • Placed on 3rd reading
3/4/2016	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 705 • Amendment(s) adopted (323744) -SJ 705 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 705
3/4/2016	House	• In Messages • Referred to Calendar -HJ 832 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16 • Received -HJ 831
3/7/2016	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 869 • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 889 -HJ 870 • Placed on 3rd reading
3/8/2016	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 905 • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 905
3/8/2016	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 838
3/18/2016		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/1/2016		• Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2016-179

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 889 (c2)	Contraband Forfeiture	Metz, Caldwell	Similar	Last Action: 3/7/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179) -HJ 870 Location: Laid on Table
S 220 (c1)	Contraband Forfeiture	Bean	Similar	Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179) Location: In committee/council (ACJ)
H 883	Forfeiture of Contraband	Caldwell	Compare	Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1044 (Ch. 2016-179) Location: In committee/council (CRJS)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 1044 Filed	12/3/2015 10:58 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1044 c1	1/27/2016 8:52 AM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1044 c2	3/1/2016 8:05 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1044 e1	3/3/2016 1:12 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1044 e2	3/4/2016 3:27 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1044 er	3/8/2016 3:04 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Proposed Committee Substitutes

S 1044 c1
PCS and Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
808816 - Proposed Committee Substitute	Fiscal Policy	2/15/2016 11:44 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/29/2016	Web Page PDF
681256 - Amendment (Delete All) (808816) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Bradley)	2/26/2016 2:16 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/29/2016	Web Page PDF
797394 - Amendment to Amendment (681256) Delete lines 20 - 54 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Bradley)	2/29/2016 11:10 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/29/2016	Web Page PDF
970996 - Amendment to Amendment (681256) Delete line 85 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Bradley)	2/29/2016 11:10 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/29/2016	Web Page PDF
808958 - Amendment to Amendment (681256) Delete lines 91 - 112 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Bradley)	2/29/2016 11:09 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/29/2016	Web Page PDF
880614 - Amendment to Amendment (681256) Delete lines 120 - 123 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Bradley)	2/29/2016 11:10 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/29/2016	Web Page PDF

Amendments to Proposed Committee Substitutes (PCSs) are located on the PCS tab.

Committee Amendments

S 1044 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
616254 - Amendment Delete line 44 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Brandes)	1/21/2016 3:59 PM	Withdrawn 1/22/2016	Web Page PDF
448030 - Amendment Delete lines 44 - 49 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Brandes)	1/22/2016 12:33 PM	Replaced by Substitute Amendment 1/25/2016	Web Page PDF
323058 - Substitute Amendment (448030) Delete lines 44 - 49 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Brandes)	1/25/2016 10:59 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/25/2016	Web Page PDF

S 1044 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
396278 - Amendment Delete lines 54 - 94 and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Hutson)	2/11/2016 9:18 AM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/15/2016	Web Page PDF
892208 - Amendment Delete line 114 and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Negron)	2/9/2016 3:49 PM	Withdrawn 2/15/2016	Web Page PDF
895130 - Amendment Delete line 114 and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Hutson)	2/11/2016 10:08 AM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/15/2016	Web Page PDF
503286 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Hutson)	2/10/2016 11:12 AM	Withdrawn 2/15/2016	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 1044 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
829662 - Amendment Delete lines 70 - 78 and insert:	Brandes	3/2/2016 5:06 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/3/2016	Web Page PDF
675102 - Amendment to Amendment (829662) Delete line 12 and insert:	Brandes	3/3/2016 10:25 AM	Senate: Adopted 3/3/2016	Web Page PDF
615322 - Amendment Delete lines 135 - 137 and insert:	Brandes	3/2/2016 4:46 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/3/2016	Web Page PDF
347020 - Amendment Delete lines 151 - 177 and insert:	Brandes	3/2/2016 4:46 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/3/2016	Web Page PDF
266500 - Amendment Delete lines 186 - 188 and insert:	Brandes	3/2/2016 4:46 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/3/2016	Web Page PDF

S 1044 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
323744 - Amendment Delete line 77 and insert:	Brandes	3/3/2016 5:45 PM	Senate: Adopted 3/4/2016	Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 1044	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting)	1/22/2016 7:46 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1044	Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting)	1/26/2016 6:18 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1044	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting)	2/9/2016 10:56 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1044	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting)	2/15/2016 2:56 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1044	Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)	2/26/2016 12:27 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1044 (PCS 808816)	Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)	2/26/2016 12:30 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1044	Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)	3/2/2016 8:18 AM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 1044 Filed	Criminal Justice	1/25/2016 1:00 PM	4 Yeas - 1 Nays
S 1044 c1	Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice	2/11/2016 10:00 AM	5 Yeas - 2 Nays
S 1044 c1	Fiscal Policy	2/29/2016 1:00 PM	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 1044 e1	3/4/2016 3:17 PM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1044 e2	3/8/2016 10:22 AM	House	116 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (10)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
322.34	Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified.	Page 14 (pdf)
323.001	Wrecker operator storage facilities; vehicle holds.	Page 15 (pdf)
328.07	Hull identification number required.	Page 15 (pdf)
817.625	Use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud; penalties.	Page 16 (pdf)
932.701	Short title; definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
932.703	Forfeiture of contraband article; exceptions.	Page 3 (pdf)
932.704	Forfeiture proceedings.	Page 7 (pdf)
932.7055	Disposition of liens and forfeited property.	Page 11 (pdf)
932.7061		Page 12 (pdf)
932.7062		Page 14 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.